Visnovsky signed on March 30. Gonchar signed on June 8. Streit agreed to terms on Monday, according to sources.

Yes, Streit’s deal may pay him the most per-season of any of those players, but he also is likely the best player heading into the 2013-14 season.

Visnovsky played with Streit on Long Island last season. He isn’t as mobile as Streit and he wasn’t even interested in fulfilling his deal with the Islanders, choosing to come over from Russia after the lockout had ended.

Gonchar was still a power play specialist in Ottawa, but he is nearing the end of the rope in his career.

Many believe Streit has quite a bit more tread on the tires than his age might indicate. He wasn’t drafted until he was 26. And he missed an entire season (2010-11) because of a torn rotator cuff, which required surgery. He’s played just 491 games, compared to Visnovsky’s 771 and Gonchar’s 991 at the same age.

For my money, though, it’s not necessarily Streit’s salary that could be as potentially damaging as it is the term. Four years is a long time for an 35-year-old to continue playing. Streit will turn 40 halfway through the final year of the deal.

Since it is an “over 35” contract, Streit will count against the salary cap even if he chooses to retire before the deal is finished. There’s risk in any contract, though.

In the meantime, Streit was paid the going rate, something he definitely would have gotten in one of the NHL’s scarcest free agent markets ever.

Streit landed in the right place at the right time. Whether he’s the right player or not, we won’t begin to have any sort of clue until October.